CBS' 2019 Masters Saturday The Highest Rated Golf Telecast In Four Years

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A huge rating for CBS Saturday seems more like it for a Tiger telecast from Augusta, making ESPN’s ratings decline even more bizarre.

For Immediate Release:

CBS SPORTS’ 2019 MASTERS THIRD-ROUND COVERAGE IS HIGHEST-RATED

SATURDAY GOLF TELECAST ON ANY NETWORK IN FOUR YEARS

RATINGS RISE  5% FROM LAST YEAR

CBS Sports’ third-round coverage of the 2019 Masters on Saturday, April 13, is the highest-rated Saturday golf telecast on any network in four years since 2015’s Masters third round (6.5/16).  Yesterday’s coverage earned a ratings increase of 5% from last year’s third round (5.7/13) with a 6.0/15 average household metered market rating/share. 

This year’s third-round rating peaked with a 7.0/16 rating/share from 6:00-6:15 PM, ET.  

Top Five Rated Markets:

1)    Greenville-Spartanburg-Asheville- 10.8/20

2)    West Palm Beach- 10.6/22

3)    Ft Myers- 10.3/20

4)    Minneapolis- 10.2/26

5)    Nashvillle- 9.5/17